vendue Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the public sale of something to the highest bidder
    auction; auction sale.

WordNet

Ven*due" noun
Etymology
OF. vendue, from F. vendre, p. p. vendu, vendue, to sell.
Definitions
  1. A public sale of anything, by outcry, to the highest bidder; an auction. Obsoles.

Webster 1913